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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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